Pickle-Free Hot-Rolled Steel Strip from Japan
Hot-rolled nonalloy steel strip without pickling, 450 mm wide, not coated, for machinery components. Fits HTS 7211.90.00.00 as other flat-rolled products excluding specific pickled categories.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
50%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0250%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.14, 9903.85.67 and 9903.85.68, articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper and derivative aluminum or steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(i)–(v) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Distinguish from pickled products (7208); untreated mill scale surface confirms 7211.90 classification
• Include dimensional certificates; width tolerance ±1% typical for narrow strip
• Avoid packaging that implies coating (e.g
• oiled wraps may trigger 7212 re-exam)